The Buffalo National River has scheduled three special concerts this summer at Buffalo Point Amphitheater to celebrate Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day. These family-friendly shows are free and open to the public. Enjoy a weekend of floating, hiking and camping and throw in some classic Ozark music to make it an even more memorable experience.
Memorial Day Weekend
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You would expect the nations first National River to show up on the list of the ten best places to paddle.
In 2013, we posted a blog called “14 Best Places to Canoe and Kayak on National Forests.” Two years later, it’s still one of our most popular blogs. We thought we should add a few gems we missed and highlight some of the other best places to paddle on our National Forests.
Source: Ten of … [Read more...]

Below are updates from the National Park Service at Buffalo National River
River Closure Lifted as Damage Assessment Continues (December 30, 2015, 11:22)
The Buffalo River has receded sufficiently for canoe and kayak use to resume today. Although a comprehensive damage assessment is still ongoing, all campgrounds with the exception of Tyler Bend and parts of Buffalo Point are open. However, all … [Read more...]

Heading back to Little Rock from Eureka Springs we decided to make a full day of it with a short hike to one of the most iconic places in the state. After a little over an hour of driving through the hills and hollows of the Ozarks we came to Cave Mountain Road, just off highway 21. A dirt road that starts beside the Buffalo River in Boxley Valley and heads straight up Cave … [Read more...]

Lisa and I have developed a practice of finding short hikes that can break up long drives. It's become a ritual on drives from Little Rock to Eureka Springs. We try to plan out our lunches to coincide with the hike, normally between 3 or 4 miles total. This started a couple of years ago with a stop at Pedestal Rocks just off Scenic Highway 7 near Pelsor, Arkansas. On the way home we stopped again … [Read more...]

We often find that holidays are a good time to escape to more secluded parts of Arkansas. Last year we spent Thanksgiving weekend at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, AR. A few years back we took our youngest on her first backpacking trip during that weekend. Each time we do this we are reminded of how thankful we are to live in such a wonderful, diverse state. This Thanksgiving it would be … [Read more...]

I could never resist the call of the trail. - Buffalo Bill
Time to check the hiking boots for dry rot, clean the cob webs out of the backpack, start planning some big hikes. But where to go? Arkansas has some of the best hiking in the country and the trails are not usually very crowded. The evening temps are starting to set up nicely to give us some good fall color (we could use a little rain if … [Read more...]

Race Information Styx n’Stones Trail Run Race Information: Time/Location: 8:00AM. Day Use Pavilion. Distance: Approximately 30K (18.6 miles). The short option is 15K (9.3 Miles). Aid: There will be aid stations. This will[...]

The rowdy ENDURANCE mountain bike race setting the trend… The Bad Moon Rising returns Saturday, March 31st, 2018! The CC Riders, the Carroll County Branch of the OORC, are stoked to present the Bad Moon[...]